DISTINGUISHED BY A ROSTER OF THE REGION'S MOST ACCOMPLISHED MUSICIANS, THE KNICKERBOCKER CHAMBER ORCHESTRA IS A SUPERB PROFESSIONAL ENSEMBLE UNDER THE DIRECTION OF GARY S. FAGIN, SERVING THE LOWER MANHATTAN COMMUNITY.
Founded in 2008, the Knickerbocker Chamber Orchestra brings outstanding orchestral and chamber music performances and educational programs to the downtown community, incorporating the area’s rich history into innovative presentations through collaboration with acclaimed soloists, choral, dance and literary organizations.
Past highlights of the KCO's presentations include the world premiere at the World Financial Center Winter Garden of Mr. Fagin’s composition “And Bold to Fall Withal (Henry Hudson in The New World)”, featuring Broadway star Jason Danieley in 2010, and the 2011 world premiere of Mr. Fagin’s "Robert Moses Astride New York," also at the Winter Garden, featuring Rinde Eckert. More recent highlights include the premiere of Mr. Fagin’s Juneteenth composition “Good Trouble” at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in 2022 and his “In Every Grain of Sand,” inspired by the works of Rachel Carson, celebrating Earth Day 2023 at the Winter Garden; and “Courage to Act,” in conjunction with the exhibit “Courage to Act: Rescue in Denmark” at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in 2024.
